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Hurricanes vs. Bruins May 6, 2009

RALEIGH, NC - MAY 6: A Hurricanes fan cheers on the team during Game Three of the Eastern Conference Semifinal Round of the 2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Boston Bruins at RBC Center May 6, 2009 in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Gregg Forwerck/NHLI via Getty Images)

He's only 17 but he can see the ice so well and he moves the puck and goes to the open ice all the time, so I just think he's a player that is ready to play in the NHL. I'm really looking forward to coaching someone like this.

— U.S. National Junior Team coach Ron Wilson on Auston Matthews, the projected No. 1 pick of the 2016 NHL Draft